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ACCC scores $5.5M in fines over polycarbonate cartel
The ACCC has scored fines totaling $5.5 million in its case against companies and individuals involved in an alleged cartel over the supply of polycarbonate, a little more than a month before trial kicks off against the alleged mastermind behind the cartel.
ACCC wins injunction against Aurizon
The ACCC has won its request for an injunction blocking rail freight operator Aurizon from shutting its intermodal business down while a competition lawsuit the regulator filed over Aurizon's proposed sale of the business to Pacific National makes its way through the court.
Ex-Murray Goulburn CFO settles with ACCC over farmgate prices
Murray Goulburn's ex-CFO Bradley Hingle has quietly settled a case brought by the consumer watchdog over the dairy co-operative's allegedly misleading promises about farmgate milk prices, with the former executive agreeing to stay away from the dairy industry for three years. 
Pain relief for Difflam maker as Reckitt forced to pull lozenge ads
Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has been ordered by the Federal Court to remove all in-store advertising for its Strepfen throat lozenges after a successful interlocutory application by rival iNova Pharmaceuticals.
Cargill can add details of law firm meeting to case against Viterra
Cargill has won court approval to amend its pleading against Viterra to include details of a law firm meeting in which Viterra executives allegedly made assurances that there were no quality issues with its malt, more than two months into the trial over the $420 million sale of Viterra's Joe White Maltings business to Cargill in 2013.
TransUrban to release toll data to win ACCC approval of WestConnex deal
TransUrban has agreed to release detailed traffic data for its toll roads in New South Wales in hopes of winning the ACCC's blessing of its proposed acquisition of a majority stake in the $16.8 billion WestConnex highway project.
Battle of the experts continues in Queensland flood class actions
In a case that hinges on the evidence of expert witnesses, the judge overseeing the class action over the 2011 Queensland floods has partly upheld an objection to a revised report by the state of Queensland's expert regarding an error in the flood-modelling by the plaintiff's expert witness.
Potato wholesaler rejects ACCC’s ‘egregious’ contracts case
Australia's largest potato wholesaler Mitolo Group has hit back at allegations by the ACCC that its contracts with growers were unfair, telling a court the terms were open to negotiation and were necessary to protect the company's intellectual property.
High Court won’t hear Prysmian appeal of $3.5M cartel fine
The High Court has denied Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi's bid for special leave to appeal a $3.5 million fine for allegedly engaging in cartel conduct, a victory for the ACCC in its long-running case against the cable maker.
ACCC appeals suppressed ruling in Cascade Coal cartel case
The ACCC is appealing a ruling dismissing its cartel case against Cascade Coal that alleged the company reached an agreement with rival Loyal Coal in the 2009 tender process for mining exploration licences in the Bylong Valley, NSW.